Chris Montez discography: History and Key Facts

This is the discography of American pop/rock and easy listening singer Chris Montez. It contains six studio albums, 22 singles and several other releases. Montez's debut single was 1960's "I Lost My Baby" on the Guaranteed label. It missed the charts, and Montez did not return until 1962 when he signed Monogram Records and released "All You Had To Do (Was Tell Me)". The song bubbled under the Hot 100 at No. 108. The following release was "Let's Dance". It was his breakout single, reaching the top-5 in both the United States and United Kingdom.

His next single, "Some Kinda Fun", managed to climb to the top-10 in the UK as well. In 1963, Monogram issued his first album, Let's Dance and Have Some Kinda Fun!!!. During his time with Monogram, Montez recorded two singles with singer Kathy Young, both released in 1964. Montez's next singles were commercial failures, and he left Monogram by 1965. A&M Records label founder Herb Alpert signed Montez onto his label in late 1965. Shifting towards an easy listening style via covering old standards, Montez achieved a comeback with Petula Clark's "Call Me". The Alpert-produced "The More I See You" was swiftly released in 1966, reaching the top-25 in the US, UK, and the Netherlands. It also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Easy Listening survey. A&M released The More I See You in June 1966, performing well in American markets. "There Will Never Be Another You" was taken from the album and released as his third A&M single.

In late 1966, A&M released "Time After Time". It became his final top-40 pop entry in the US, and his final song to reach the top-10 on the easy listening chart. Time After Time was released in December 1966 and yielded similar results to his previous album. In 1967, Foolin' Around was released, which contained two singles, the namesake and "Because of You". As sales decreased and his live album Watch What Happens completely missed the charts, A&M dropped Montez. He would later record with CBS Records in 1972 for a rerecording of "Let's Dance" and other songs. The new "Let's Dance" became a hit in the UK and reached the top-10 again. Montez's final recordings were available on his Spanish project Cartas De Amor. It was released by A&M in 1983 and contained two of his 1970s hits, "Loco Por Ti (Crazy For You)" and "Ay No Digas", which became popular in the Netherlands, the latter peaking at No. 3 in the country.

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